‘Got here To Meeting Twice, Drew Rs 57 Lakh Wage’: Revanth Reddy Slams KCR
Hyderabad:
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday criticised opposition BRS chief Okay Chandrasekhar Rao for attending meeting classes solely twice prior to now 15 months and challenged him to a debate on the loss suffered by the state in utilising Krishna waters.
In a marathon reply to the movement of because of the Governor’s tackle to the legislature, he mentioned since December 2023, when the Congress authorities assumed workplace, Mr Rao had drawn a wage of over Rs 57 lakh as an MLA and opposition chief.
“The opposition chief, who takes a authorities wage, has left the folks to their destiny,” he mentioned.
Revanth Reddy additionally criticised the BRS for objecting to his frequent visits to Delhi and said that he believes in sustaining cordial relations between the Centre and the states, as envisaged within the Structure.
“The Centre is a union of states, and the nation’s Prime Minister is certainly like an elder brother to any Chief Minister,” he mentioned.
Mr Reddy said that his visits to Delhi are geared toward addressing folks’s points with the Centre. He additionally appreciated Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for agreeing to switch defence lands in Hyderabad to the state authorities.
BRS chief KT Rama Rao lately criticised Revanth Reddy for his earlier remarks referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “bade bhai” (elder brother).
The Chief Minister additionally mentioned that he had submitted a letter to Prime Minister Modi, requesting steps to be taken for Hyderabad to host the 2036 Olympics.
Referring to the latest arrest of two feminine on-line journalists for allegedly circulating a video on social media with “derogatory and abusive” content material in opposition to the Congress authorities and Revanth Reddy, he warned that stringent motion could be taken, as per the legislation, in opposition to these participating in “defamatory propaganda underneath the guise of journalism.” He mentioned that leaders of journalists’ unions ought to outline a journalist and a listing of (mainstream) journalists.
The unions ought to decide the punishment for these on the checklist in the event that they commit such offences.
Anybody not on the checklist just isn’t a journalist, and people who will not be journalists might be handled as criminals in the event that they have interaction in defamatory propaganda, he added.
“We are going to reply to such criminals as required. In the event that they disguise behind a façade, that veil might be eliminated, and they are going to be uncovered. Do not create a spectacle. I’m additionally a human being… We are going to act strictly in line with the legislation and won’t exceed any limits,” Mr Reddy mentioned.
The BRS is upset when police circumstances are filed in opposition to “paid artistes” who posted abusive movies recorded of their celebration workplace, he mentioned.
The language utilized in these social media posts and movies makes his blood boil, as they aim relations, Mr Reddy mentioned.
“I’m asking the one who condemned the arrest whether or not they would tolerate such feedback in the event that they have been made about their sister, mom, or spouse,” he added.
Noting that constructive criticism is welcome, Mr Reddy questioned what sort of tradition encourages “making derogatory feedback about feminine relations.” “Chandrasekhar Rao ought to restrain his kids,” he mentioned, including, “It’s unacceptable if Rao believes he can acquire political benefit by psychologically hurting his opponents.
Taking a jibe at KCR, Reddy claimed that the previous Chief Minister secured safety for himself as a result of threats from his circle of relatives, which has led him to maintain his distance from them.
Mr Reddy additionally alleged that Telangana suffered lasting ‘injustice’ in utilising Krishna river waters because of the BRS regime’s neglect and challenged KCR to a debate on the problem.
Accusing KCR and his son KT Rama Rao of “dancing with pleasure” over tragedies such because the deaths of scholars in social welfare hostels, Reddy alleged that BRS leaders have been “competing with Idi Amin (former Uganda president) in deriving sadistic pleasure.” Referring to his earlier comment that individuals had despatched BRS to the “mortuary” after its wipeout within the Lok Sabha polls, he mentioned the celebration’s leaders have been misinterpreting it as a private remark about KCR.
Warning of strict motion in opposition to the drug menace, he questioned whose pal had “died in Dubai lately after taking medicine” and vowed to disclose info on the Dubai connections.
The Chief Minister said that because the Congress authorities assumed workplace 15 months in the past, it had taken loans amounting to Rs 1,58,01 crore. Of this, Rs 1,53,359 crore (principal and curiosity) was used to repay money owed incurred by the KCR authorities.
In the meantime, BRS members boycotted the Chief Minister’s speech.
BRS chief Vemula Prashant Reddy alleged that Reddy made “derogatory remarks” in opposition to KCR.
He additional claimed that the Chief Minister “failed to offer readability” on the implementation of Congress’s election guarantees.
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